diff --git a/filter/source/svg/presentation_engine.js b/filter/source/svg/presentation_engine.js
index fa42b89b2f8e..c94b07ecce48 100644
--- a/filter/source/svg/presentation_engine.js
+++ b/filter/source/svg/presentation_engine.js
@@ -16217,7 +16217,17 @@ HyperlinkElement.prototype.handleClick = function( )
         var aWindowObject = document.defaultView;
         if( aWindowObject )
         {
-            aWindowObject.open( this.sURL, this.sId );
+            var sProtocol = '';
+            try
+            {
+                sProtocol = new URL( this.sURL, document.baseURI ).protocol;
+            }
+            catch( e )
+            {
+                log( 'error: HyperlinkElement.handleClick: invalid url.' );
+            }
+            if( sProtocol === 'http:' || sProtocol === 'https:' || sProtocol === 'mailto:' )
+                aWindowObject.open( this.sURL, this.sId );
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/filter/source/svg/svgwriter.cxx b/filter/source/svg/svgwriter.cxx
index 0c7a631127ad..9d9a6dccbd58 100644
--- a/filter/source/svg/svgwriter.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/svg/svgwriter.cxx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <tools/fract.hxx>
 #include <tools/helpers.hxx>
 #include <tools/stream.hxx>
+#include <tools/urlobj.hxx>
 #include <xmloff/namespacemap.hxx>
 #include <xmloff/unointerfacetouniqueidentifiermapper.hxx>
 #include <i18nlangtag/languagetag.hxx>
@@ -1309,7 +1310,15 @@ bool SVGTextWriter::nextTextPortion()
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0
                                 sInfo += "url: " + mrExport.GetRelativeReference( sURL );
 #endif
-                                msUrl = mrExport.GetRelativeReference( sURL );
+                                // A link to a place in the presentation starts with '#'.
+                                INetURLObject aINetURLObject(sURL);
+                                if (sURL.startsWith("#")
+                                    || (!aINetURLObject.HasError()
+                                        && !aINetURLObject.IsExoticProtocol()
+                                        && aINetURLObject.GetProtocol() != INetProtocol::Javascript))
+                                    msUrl = mrExport.GetRelativeReference( sURL );
+                                else
+                                    msUrl.clear();
                                 if( !msUrl.isEmpty() )
                                 {
                                     implRegisterInterface( xPortionTextRange );